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  • Busy Pella Sietas. Now with its biggest single order ever
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    German yard bags €100 million icebreaker contract

    2019-12-02T11:23:00Z

    Pella Sietas Shipyard in Hamburg has clinched a €100 million order from Russian authorities for a new icebreaker described as the biggest ever built in Germany, reports Tom Todd.

  • Damen InvaSave at the Port of Hamburg
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    Mobile BWTS deployed to Port of Hamburg

    2019-11-29T12:36:00Z

    A Hamburg-based waste oil and water service supplier is offering a mobile ballast water treatment system service to customers at the Port of Hamburg. The service, which features a Damen InvaSave 300 system, is equally suitable for inbound and outbound vessels. It is being offered to ship operators needing to ...

  • A trial of biofuel on CMA CGM vessels has successfully completed Photo: GoodShipping Program
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    GoodShipping biofuel trial a success

    2019-11-29T12:30:00Z

    IKEA Transport & Logistics Services, the CMA CGM Group and the GoodShipping Program have successfully completed their 2019 biofuel test programme on CMA CGM vessels.

  • Fuel Rail Booster Pump and its layout on RT-flex engines
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    Retrofit engine start solution for low-sulphur fuels

    2019-11-29T12:09:00Z

    CSSC Marine Service Co (CMS), the worldwide equipment service subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), is to deliver a retrofit solution to prevent engine starting problems that may occur on some common-rail two-stroke engines with less viscous low-sulphur fuels.

  • UECC’s New Generation PCTC with battery hybrid LNG solution onboard. (Copyright: UECC.)
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    Battery hybrid solution for Jiangnan PCTC newbuilds

    2019-11-28T23:32:00Z

    WE Tech Solutions, the leading energy efficiency solution provider, has received an order from Jiangnan Shipyard Group Co. Ltd., China to deliver its Solution Four: Efficient Power Distribution for the two new generation PCTC vessels ordered by United European Car Carriers (UECC). The first vessel is planned for delivery in ...

  • K Line and FuelLNG have signed an agreement for the first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering in Singapore Photo: K Liine
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    First LNG bunker vessel in Singapore

    2019-11-28T19:35:00Z

    K Line and FueLNG have concluded a ship management agreement for the 7,500m3 LNG bunkering vessel (LBV) that FueLNG will own and operate.

  • Stefano Poli of Inmarsat Maritime Photo: Inmarsat
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    Fleet Data AIP overcomes IoT barriers

    2019-11-28T19:31:00Z

    Inmarsat and ABB Marine & Ports have signed a master supply agreement aimed at tackling an obstacle identified by ship owners which has stopped them using IoT (Internet of Things) technology.

  • Rolf Stiefel, Vice President Sales, WinGD speaking at The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels conference in Hamburg last week.
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    This is no time to hesitate

    2019-11-28T10:56:00Z

    Rolf Stiefel, vice-president WinGD, tells The Motorship that meeting the IMO’s 2030 objectives requires urgent action.

  • Anders Sørheim, Yara Marine Technologies
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    Scrubber corrosion: addressing the issues

    2019-11-27T21:37:00Z

    One of the issues that ship owners should bear in mind when selecting scrubber systems is the corrosion resistance of components, Yara Marine Technologies Technical Sales Manager Anders M. Sørheim discussed the issue with The Motorship.

  • The Clipper Enyo, one of Solvang's four new HFO-fuelled Tier III compliant ethylene carriers. (Credit: Solvang)
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    Solvang meets Tier III targets operating on HSFO

    2019-11-27T20:30:00Z

    After three years of testing, Stavanger-based shipowner Solvang has received global Tier III certification for its four new ethylene carriers. The carriers operate on high sulphur fuel oil but meets stringent environmental standards.

  • India plans to ratify the Hong Kong Convention in 2020.
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    HKC progresses after Indian move

    2019-11-27T18:25:00Z

    The Indian government has announced plans to ratify the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Hong Kong convention, the treaty for safe and environmentally sound ship recycling.

  • Siem Car Carriers has launched two new LNG PCTCs Photo: MAN
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    LNG heralds greener era for VW car carriers

    2019-11-27T13:36:00Z

    Siem Car Carriers has officially launched its latest vessels at a naming ceremony at Xiamen Shipyard in China. The vessels will transport cars for the VW Group between Europe and China.

  • Svitzer vessels
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    Rolls-Royce inks Svitzer service agreement

    2019-11-26T12:08:00Z

    Rolls-Royce has signed a 10-year service agreement with Svitzer covering spare parts deliveries in six countries for a fleet of 17 tugs powered by MTU-brand Series 4000 engines.

  • The topics covered by The Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference 2019, held in Hamburg on 19-20 November, are highly topical.
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    Operating with uncertainty: 2019 Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels review

    2019-11-25T14:11:00Z

    This year’s Motorship Propulsion and Future Fuels Conference, held in Hamburg on 19-20 November 2019, was highly topical, coming shortly after the conclusion of the sixth intersessional meeting of the working group on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from ships at the IMO.

  • Wärtsilä will supply its FOS technology package to Anglo-Eastern Photo: Wärtsilä
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    Wärtsilä to supply FOS to Anglo-Eastern

    2019-11-25T13:46:00Z

    Wärtsilä has partnered with Anglo-Eastern to supply technology solutions including voyage planning and execution together with engine performance and fuel efficiency monitoring.

  • Corvus will supply the ESS for the world's first hybrid SES for crew transfer Photo: Corvus Energy
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    Corvus ESS for hybrid crew transfer vessel

    2019-11-25T13:41:00Z

    Corvus Energy has signed a contract with SEC Marine in the UK to supply the energy storage system (ESS) for the world’s first hybrid surface effect ship (SES) for crew transfer.

  • The Roxtec SPM seal holds the pipe in place by use of a metal and rubber sandwich.
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    Roxtec launches innovative seal for shipyards

    2019-11-25T11:37:00Z

    International manufacturer Roxtec designs and manufactures pipe and cable safety seals. Roxtec has developed, following feedback from the shipbuilding industry, an SPM seal.

  • J-ENG’s research and development teams have prioritised the development of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, which has been a focus second only to research into the new upgraded UE engine platform.
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    J-ENG to collaborate with ClassNK in CBM and digital twin research

    2019-11-24T15:47:00Z

    Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is to enter into a collaboration agreement covering research into condition-based monitoring (CBM) with ClassNK, Nippon Yushi Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) and NYK’s research institute, Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI).

  • The Hanse Eco shortsea vessel concept will be realised through construction in China (image courtesy of Rhenus).
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    RAISING THE STANDARD IN COASTAL TRADES

    2019-11-22T14:43:00Z

    Signalling a vote of confidence in the European shortsea cargo trade and its future prospects, a German joint venture has ordered a flotilla of versatile newbuilds of high environmental standard in China, writes David Tinsley.

  • GTT Training has installed its LNG simulator at MTC Hamburg Photo: GTT
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    Hamburg installs G-Sim LNG simulator

    2019-11-22T13:32:00Z

    GTT Training, the specialist LNG training and simulation provider, has announced the installation of its G-Sim LNG simulator software at the Maritime Training Centre in Hamburg.